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Farshore Books LTD

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 52

  1. Redmayne, Charles George Mariner, Mr. 2020-2025 Director View profile
  2. Christopher Andrew Stephen Cannon 2018-2020 Director View profile
  3. Anna Louise Buss 2018-2020 Director View profile
  4. Kerrie Anne Culff 2005-2011 Director View profile
  5. Caroline Louise Poplak 2005-2020 Director View profile
  6. Dawn Elizabeth Cordy 2005-2008 Director View profile
  7. Mcmenemy, Robert, Vice President 2003-2016 Director View profile
  8. Fiona Elaine Clarke 2003-2004 Director View profile
  9. David Ian Riley 2002-2013 Director View profile
  10. Douglas Pocock 2002-2008 Director View profile
  11. Alison Joanne Kennedy 2000-2004 Director View profile
  12. Susan Thain 2000-2003 Director View profile
  13. Belinda Rasmussen 2000-2004 Director View profile
  14. Susannah Mcfarlane 2000-2002 Director View profile
  15. Julie Anne Goldsmith 2000-2003 Director View profile
  16. Christian Jorgensen 1998-2001 Director View profile
  17. Ian Ritchie Findlay 1998-2000 Director View profile
  18. Steffen Kragh 1998-2020 Director View profile
  19. Ulrik Bulow 1998-1998 Director View profile
  20. Ross Clayton 1997-1998 Director View profile
  21. Peter John Holloran 1996-1998 Director View profile
  22. John Nicholas Philbin 1996-1998 Director View profile
  23. Mark Henry Armour 1996-1998 Director View profile
  24. John Benedict Mellon 1996-1998 Director View profile
  25. Sarah Rosemary Lough 1995-1996 Director View profile
  26. Christopher Hunt 1995-1996 Director View profile
  27. Alexander Beresford Grant 1995-1996 Director View profile
  28. William Peter Shepherd 1995-1996 Director View profile
  29. Michael Antony Bovill 1992-1994 Director View profile
  30. Eric Jon Newman 1991 Director View profile
  31. Richard Denis Paul Charkin 1996 Director View profile
  32. Klaus Gerhard Saur 1992 Director View profile
  33. Lord Paul Bertrand Wolfgang Hamlyn 1997 Director View profile
  34. David John Jackson 1995 Director View profile
  35. Nicolas De La Mare Thompson 1993 Director View profile
  36. Ira Siegel 1992 Director View profile
  37. Derek Keith Freeman 1996 Director View profile
  38. George Robert Neville Cusworth 1995 Director View profile
  39. Ian Alexander Noble Irvine 1994 Director View profile
  40. David Lewis Summers 1995 Director View profile
  41. Derek Allan Day 1994 Director View profile
  42. Stephen Burford Warshaw 1993 Director View profile
  43. Alan James David Hurcombe 2013-2018 Secretary View profile
  44. Gillian Beverley Denise Laskier 2009-2015 Secretary View profile
  45. James William Hartland Weir 2008-2013 Secretary View profile
  46. Carsten Moller 2004-2008 Secretary View profile
  47. Absy Rampuri 2000-2001 Secretary View profile
  48. Michael Forbes Main 2000-2004 Secretary View profile
  49. David Andrew Smith 1998-2000 Secretary View profile
  50. Rosemary Clare Dewan 1995-1998 Secretary View profile
  51. Peter Ernest Cheeseman 1995-1995 Secretary View profile
  52. Willoughby Mark St John Radcliffe 1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
18/02/1948

Ownership

Owned by (2) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. Farshore Books LTD is controlled by Harpercollins Publishers Limited
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2021-10-07 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Harpercollins Publishers Limited is controlled by William Collins Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-09-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. William Collins Holdings Limited is controlled by Harpercollins (UK)
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2017-01-31 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Harpercollins (UK) is controlled by News Collins Limited
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2017-05-05 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. News Collins Limited is controlled by News Corp UK & Ireland Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. News Corp UK & Ireland Limited is controlled by News Corp Holdings UK & Ireland
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  7. News Corp Holdings UK & Ireland is controlled by News Corp Investments UK & Ireland
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by News Corp Investments UK & Ireland.

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Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Financials

Net assets
£7,095,000
Total assets
£7,095,000
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Micro-entity accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

3 directors on the board

4.4y median 6.2y
average tenure
6.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Professional services 54Tech and media 17Dormant 3

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00449706
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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